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Role for custodian in ESG data analytics: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... changing enormously - you have the demographic shift where people are joining the consumer class, and that puts pressures on company practices, whether it's producing clothing in Bangladesh or producing cars in china. There are a billion or more people ...

Panel discusses fossil fuel divestment for super funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... superannuation fund said. The threshold for the "high carbon sensitive" negative screen has been set at a minimum of one third of company revenue, LGS said. This will result in divestment of approximately AU$25 million in companies involved in the manufacture ...

bankmecu MD discusses integrated reporting implementation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... Walsh, bankmecu managing director Walsh participated from bankmecu's position as a member of the IIRC's pilot program and company that uses IR for reporting purposes and as a member of the Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV), he said. "I drew ...

Interest in green, social bonds continuing: JPMorgan Chase

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... still constitute the majority of issuance. Ceci pointed to a 20-year IFC green bond purchased by a Peruvian insurance company, denominated in Peruvian soles, as one example.

Governance Institute of Australia questions shareholder primacy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... government has a role to play here with social policy." There is nothing in corporations law that explicitly prohibits company directors from considering wider stakeholder concerns, Black noted. "What's clear to me right now is that corporations law ...

oekom research: ESG ratings improve bond performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... mainstream benchmark. "It is clear that a better sustainability performance and thus a better sustainability rating for a company go hand in hand with a higher equity ratio," said Robert HaBler, CEO of oekom research. "The portfolios of investors who ...

CDP recognise ASX companies for climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... relative to its total scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions in 2014. Largest absolute carbon reduction went to Rio Tinto, with the company reporting a 4,620,110 metric tons CO 2 -e reduction in its total Scope 1 and 2 emissions from CDP 2013 to CDP 2014. Kathmandu ...

Australian companies still lag on anti-corruption policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... detailed understanding." Commonly, anti-corruption and bribery policies would be overseen by the audit and risk function of a company, Gill noted. "In most organisations, it would be audit and risk," he said. "It's a risk faced by a business, and if ...

Local Government Super enhances carbon-related screens

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... superannuation fund said. The threshold for the "high carbon sensitive" negative screen has been set at a minimum of one third of company revenue, LGS said. "This will result in divestment of approximately AU$25 million in companies involved in the manufacture ...

Future Super launches as first fossil-fuel free fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... of that action and that community and show we're a genuine player in the space." Bendigo Bank is a shareholder in the company, and Simon Holmes a Court one of the financial backers of the fund as well. Future Super's trustee is the Trust Company, and ...